craven in English
- craven⇄adj. 1. cowardly; weakhearted.
Ex. the craven nature of a traitor.
(SYN) pusillanimous, timorous.
2. (Obsolete.) vanquished; defeated. - craven⇄adv. cravenly.
- craven⇄craven, adjective, noun, verb,
- craven⇄expr. cry craven, to surrender; admit defeat.
Ex. I ... will make that slanderous wretch cry craven in the dust (Robert Southey). - craven⇄noun coward.
- craven⇄noun cravenness.
- craven⇄v.t. to make craven.
Ex. a prohibition ... that cravens my weak hand (Shakespeare).